In the County of Limerick and village of Adare,
Thatched roofs are tidy and preserved with love and care.
Steeped rich in history with stories in every wall,
The centuries old Manor beckons you to call.
Host of the 2027 Ryder Cup Adare will be,
What a splendid week of golf for all the world to see.
A walk on many pathways through gardens all around,
Lose yourself in tranquility, only later to be found.

Ath-Dara, or “The Ford of Oak.”  Walking through the streets of Adare, one can close their eyes and travel to a time when locals tipped their hats to earls and bowed and curtsied to kings and queens.  Just a short distance from the city of Limerick, into the countryside of the county by the same name, beside the River Maigue, lay a splendid piece of land.  The earliest mention of a manor at Adare seems to be in 1226, just shortly after the Norman invasion of Ireland.  However, it would be 1720 and under the ownership of the Quin family, that a two-story Georgian style House would be built on what would be the site of the Manor today. It would undergo further renovations in the 1780s, moving toward a neo-classical style before the estate would be passed down to the 1st Earl of Dunraven and later the 2nd Earl of Dunraven.  In 1832, plans for creating a “home” to match Europe’s most prominent and grandiose houses and cathedrals would begin.  At the hand of acclaimed and treasured architect, AWN Pugin, the rebuild would take more than 30 years to complete, but would now stand as one of the most esteemed Neo-Gothic style structures in all the land.